Caleb awoke as the son rose and began to shine through the ivory coloured curtains. the crumbled up piece of paper laid on the floor along with the scattered items of clothing. Blood clung to the underneath of his fingernails. Instantly Caleb jumped up out of his bed and grabbed the blue duffel bag out of his dresser, clumsily throwing his clothes in, wanting to leave this place as quickly as possible. Sprinting towards the door he suddenly turned around and picked up the small ball of paper. The smell of the fresh spring grass filled his senses as he ran out the small apartment, he knew where he had to go.

Breathing heavily Caleb rounded the corner to the bus station, he could see his breath as the day turned to dusk, as the days warm weather turned bitter and cold. He quickly walked up to the small kiosk and brought the next ticket to California. 20 minutes later the bus pulled up to the station, Caleb strolled towards the back of the bus and sat down. He put his bag in the seat next to him and pulled the hood of his dark grey jumper over his long shaggy black hair. as the bus set off and the only sound was the quite murmurs of peoples convocation, Caleb settled back into his seat as the memories of yesterday's events filtered through his mind: leaving the bar late last night after his shift had ended, he instantly started the long walk back to his apartment through the light filled streets, as soon as his head hit the pillow his body fell into a state of unconsciousness. suddenly he was pulled out of his thoughts by a girls with short blonde hair asking if she could sit in the seat next to him. immediately he reacted by pulling his bag down towards his feet allowing the girl to sit down.

3 hours into the journey Caleb finally awoke from his deep slumber , he could feel the soft stare coming from the girl next to him. "hi I'm Hanna, it's nice to meet you ..." the blonde beside him suddenly spoke holding out her hand. "Caleb, and it's nice to meet you to." he answered the taking her hand lightly. "where you heading to?"Hanna question in a curious tone. "umm..." Caleb hesitated, deciding whether he could trust the girl or not